During the first edition of Venice Climate Week (3 – 8 June 2025), Sanlorenzo reaffirms its commitment to a more sustainable future by participating as the Main Partner in a project that places Venice at the heart of an international dialogue on climate change, innovation, and regenerative economic models.
The new event in Italy to celebrate World Environment Day and World Oceans Day, conceived and directed by Riccardo Luna in collaboration with the Future Food Institute, is an international week dedicated to climate change, sustainability, and new models of regenerative economy, aimed at restarting a dialogue among institutions, citizens, businesses, activists, scientists, and artists.
Sanlorenzo’s participation stems from a clear vision: to make yachting increasingly environmentally friendly through concrete actions and cutting-edge technologies. Among these is the innovative project for the development of the first green methanol bi-fuel propulsion system, which by 2027 will lead to the launch of the 50X-Space, superyacht capable of reducing navigation emissions by up to 70%.
This project is part of Sanlorenzo’s ‘Road to 2030’ strategy, during which the shipyard has already taken significant steps towards sustainability with the launch of two revolutionary models: 50Steel, the world’s first superyacht equipped with a Fuel Cell system fuelled by hydrogen reformed directly on board from green methanol to generate electricity, used to power the hotellerie services, and Bluegame’s BGH-HSV (Hydrogen Support Vessel), the first chase boat powered exclusively by hydrogen, achieving zero emissions.
On 3 June, during Venice Climate Week, the Sanlorenzo will open Casa Sanlorenzo, a new cultural hub designed by Piero Lissoni in the heart of the lagoon city. Not only a symbol of the brand’s philosophy of art, design, and innovation, Casa Sanlorenzo will also serve as one of the official venues of the event, hosting the ‘Sanlorenzo Talks’, a series of meetings and conversations focused on ecological transition and sustainable innovation, featuring prominent stakeholders from the scientific, cultural, and industrial fields.
The event will host around 100 national and international speakers, including Massimo Perotti, Executive Chairman Sanlorenzo, who commented: “Being a partner in the first edition of Venice Climate Week is an important step for us, consistent with the industrial vision we are pursuing: an innovation that puts sustainability at the centre. With the 50Steel and the BGH-HSV projects, launched in 2024, and 50X-Space planned for 2027 with bi-fuel propulsion, we have taken and continue to take decisive steps towards the goal of a zero-emission yacht. We want to share this journey with those who, like us, believe that the future of yachting should be more conscious, technological and environmentally respectful.”
Sanlorenzo’s involvement in Venice Climate Week complements its participation in the Venice Boat Show, from 30 May – 2 June, where the 50Steel will be showcased, underscoring its tangible move towards more conscious yachting.
For Sanlorenzo, sustainability is not just a statement of intent but a concrete industrial strategy, integrated at every level of production, from design to technological innovation, to the selection of collaborations and supported events. Venice Climate Week is therefore the natural setting to share this vision and contribute to the global debate on the planet’s future.